Dementia

A simple blood test could soon predict a person's risk of developing dementia up to a full decade before symptoms appear.The new blood test measures levels of a protein called phosphorylated tau 217 (p‑tau217), a known biomarker for…

Struggling at work and being less productive could be a warning sign of early-onset dementia more than a decade before a diagnosis is made, scientists have found.Early-onset dementia is when the debilitating disease strikes a person…

Dementia patients are being 'cast aside' by the NHS and treated like second-class citizens, the head of Alzheimer's Society has warned.Michelle Dyson accused ministers of ignoring Britain's biggest killer and said patients were too often…

Excess levels of a mineral responsible for healthy blood and brain function may raise the risk of Parkinson's disease and dementia, a study suggests. Iron is an essential mineral that helps make hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells…

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A 10-second 'pinky test' may be able to predict and help ward off dementia, experts have revealed. It's well known that exercise, especially starting at an early age, can lower the risk of dementia, as it boosts blood flow to the brain…

Waiting times for a dementia diagnosis are rising as ‘deeply concerning’ delays become ‘routine’, a damning report reveals.Dementia patients had to wait an average of 137 days - 20 weeks - from referral to diagnosis last year, according…

Nearly half of people caring for someone with dementia say they have reached 'breaking point', a heartbreaking survey reveals.Friends and family of the almost 1million people living with the condition in the UK describe years of…

Rumer Willis shared an upside to watching her father Bruce Willis go through the difficult and devastating battle with dementia.The 37-year-old actress, who is the eldest out of the film legend's five daughters, said that she gets to see…

Last week I read a headline that nearly made me choke on my fish-oil pill.For years I’ve been taking a daily omega-3 supplement because I don’t eat enough oily fish.This matters – partly because of the possible heart and…